Let’s get started with this week’s review of Amish Mafia, shall we?ย As always, the Amish Church says nix to the Amish Mafia.ย They also said nix nix, they wanna stick around, wanna get their kicks, let’s rock… everybody let’s rock… everybody down at the quilt blatz, they’re dancing to the Amish Mafia rock… We…
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1950’s Interactive Television: “Winky Dink and You”
Thought I’d have a little fun this morning and bring everybody back to the 1950’s. What I’m about to show you is arguably the first television show that allowed the home viewer to interact directly with the television character. In 1953, the CBS television network premiered a Saturday morning show called Winky Dink and You,…
Read MoreProtecting your rights and your copyrights
The recent storm over at the Times Union’s “On the Edge” blog has reminded me of events in my past.ย Let me elaborate. First off, last week the OTE bloggers requested that musicians in the Capital District send some music to the TU for possible inclusion into a music video.ย As you can read from…
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Dream Window #10: The Photo Finish
I’ve been having a bit of fun with my slit-scan-modded camera, and I’m contemplating turning my photo project into a Dream Window. And my newest Dream Window project, the frame of which I acquired from an eBay dealer in Maryland, might work out perfectly. Or at least I hope so. First things first.ย Glass removed.ย …
Read MoreBrace yourself for Boney M.
Once upon a time, there was a music producer named Frank Farian.ย And Frank Farian wanted to create a popular dance / singing act, even if it meant finding someone with a great image – whether or not they could sing, that’s another issue. But this blog post is actually about the group BEFORE his…
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Welcoming the Kodak Medalist II
When it comes to medium format photography – using 120 and 616 film, as opposed to 35mm film – I’ve had hits and misses with my cameras.ย Many of my medium format camera that were once in my possession – the Holga, the Kowa Super 66, the Kodak Brownie Bull’s-Eye – have gone from “Chuck…
Read MoreBest of Our TU Community Blogs, March 20, 2014: Ten for Thursday
Forty-four weeks.ย Forty-four weeks between the first post and the last post. Forty-four weeks ago, I noticed that the Times Union’s “Best of Our Blogs” feature disappeared from the print edition.ย And thus began a protest of conscience to get that feature restored. Background. In 2013, the TU upgraded their printing press – a press…
Read MoreAmish Mafia episode review: “Joining the Flock”
Well, it’s either review an episode of Amish Mafia or watch the PIG game with the NCAA.ย PIG as in “play-in game.”ย No question.ย It’s Amish Mafia review time.ย Besides, I’m pretty sure we’ll see some PIG games going on tonight. As always, the Amish Church denies the existence of the Amish Mafia.ย It also…
Read MoreYou should be dancing this morning
Are you sick and tired of this blase weather?ย The snowstorms, the cold, the chills, the crappy drivers on the highway who don’t wipe the snow off their roofs unless they’re driving 70 mph and the snow flies off the roof on its own? Do you need a pick-me-up?ย Do you need to get some…
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K-Chuck Radio: Celebrate the Green
Today on K-Chuck Radio, rather than do a whole bunch of video clips that make fun of Irish heritage – you know, those who have a can of Guinness in one hand and are sporting a T-shirt that says “Take me drunk I’m home” – I decided to instead feature some songs that feature the…
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